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No doubt there are people in and around Plattsmouth who are looking up
mail order catalouges on the carpet, rug or linolium question and have not
seen our stock or had our prices. Don't you know you are missing it, we can
and will sell you the goods at as cheap a price as the mail order house's and
save you the freight, and then again you see what you r.re buying, you' don't
have to take what is sent you. .
We have a special in carpet end rugs' invclvets and axminester, 9x12
feet at from $15.00 to $20.00, the quality of these are as good as the regular
rugs you pay $25.00 to $28.00 for.
Let us show you our floor coverings and give you our prices.
E. G- DOVEY & SON
LUDI TELLS OF
VISIT TO PLATTSMOUTH
President ol State Press Associa
tion Pleased With Visit.
THE THOUGHTF UL WOMAN
comes hero whi n she wishes to Imy
candy, soft drinks, ice cream. Why
Jiecause she can depend upon our
poods being ahso'ut ly fresh and pure
Jnllow her example and you will
profit by so doing. Leave orders for
Ice cream, Pint 'JOc, Quart, 3"ic, Gal
lon. SI. 15. Trv our Fountain for ice
cream and soda.
J. E. MASON
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The
COZY CORNER
Perkins House
ED. BRANTNER
Proprietor
Cigars, Candies and
Tobaccos
cordially invite my old
friends, as well as new, and
all others in search of a cozy
corner for an hour's rest, to
come to my place, where you
can enjoy a refreshing smoke
An unexcelled line of choice
Tobaccos always in stock.
Ed. Branlner, Prop.
The editor was called to Platts
mouth last Tuesday io assist in the
formation of the Cass County Edi
torial association. We were treated
royally. The entire editorial frater
nity were taken by the officers of the
Commercial club throughthe prin
cipal industries of that progressive
city, including the massive car shops
that employ 450 men and spend
S22,000a month in the city; the M. K.
mith Dry Goods Co's shirt and over
all factory where fifty girls and women
are busy at sewing machines driven
by electrical power in the manufac
ture of these staple articles of men's
wear. The factory has lately been
started and is running short handed.
Tl ey have 150 machines idle for the
want of help. We also visited the Ma
sonic Home lor indigent blaster Ma
sons and their dependents. Through
the erection of needed additions to
the home has now become one of the
recognized charitable im-titulions of
the state of superior merit. It is very
tidy spacious and homelike. The in
mates are tenderly eared for, most of
them being ( ry advanced in years and
many of them feeble. The work be
gun by the Masons is now being fol
lowed by other socicteis, until before
ong every fraternal or secret society
will nave a recognized nome tor its old
ind decrepid afliliatcs. In the even-
nig t lie commercial ciuh tendered
a baii(iiet to the editors and over
one hundred covers were laid. Fol
lowing a five course spread the doors
were locked and the Club were enter
tained bv hot air talks from the news
paper men present. The boys had
them where they couldn't get away.
There was enough dignity injected
into the occasion by such able orators
as Toastmaster JJyroii Clark, Judge
Travis and Paul Jessen to give it the
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desired tone, nowever. tinoo ui m-ocrat.
Commercial Club Ranlis Well.
Hue Patterson and A. L. Tidd re
turned yesterday from the state
commercial club convention at Co
lumbus and were more t han delighted
with Plaitsmouth's standing among
ihe clubs. There seems to be but
one town in the state who s eluh has
done more live hustling than the Platts
mouth club and there were but few
of the organizations who had accom
plished as many good results in the
last year as the home boosters. Mr.
Tidd was unable to remain for the ban
quet given by the Columbus commer
cial club, but Mr. Patterson reports
that the affair did not excell the recent
function of the local club. Some of
the best speakers obtainable were
present ut the meetings and many
clear cut ideas were brought out by
the visitors.
AN OPEN LETTER
OUR LINE OF SHIRTS.
is well wortli an inspection. We make
a specialty of fine shirts at the lowest
prices ever quoted for such quality.
FOR THE SHOP MAN.
In working shirts we have a com
plete stock. Come in and look over
our big values and then use your own p0 tic i)Hily XCW8
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Reasons Why Bonds Should Not be
Voted. Read Carefully.
judgment about buying.
Trv one of our "Khaki" or "Chamois
Skin.
J. E. TUEY
Methodist Bazaar.
Tl.n Miitlmiliut Indioa u-ill lintrl flinlr mlMient ii ill lis IKIHsilill'
annual bazaar on May Cth and 7th lows:
I have this day delivered to the
evening Journal a brief communication
why the special election should not
have been called or the bonds voted
on next Tuesday. As the time is
now short for a consideration of the
matter, I hand you herewith the same
article that it may be 'given as wide-
It is as fol-
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devoted considerable valuable space
in the most prominent part of your
paper endeavoring to convince the
people of this city to add another batch
of bonds to our already extensive
bonded indebtedness. There never
existed a single reason for calling the
special election or voting bonds. You
state that the new post ofhee build
ing depends upon the voting of the
bonds. If that were true it would be
certainly worthy of consideration.
How far that assertion misses the
real fact's the people ought to know
and consi(r before increasing our
already burdensome indebtedness.
The facts are that there
is now or was on the evning the Coun
cil ordered the special election, $2200
of road funds collected from this city
in the county road fund under the
direct control of Commissioner Fried
rich and out of which he has tendered
the city $1400.00 to help pay for pav
ing th' intersections of the proposed
paving diMriet. ihe entire cost to
the city for its part of the pavement,
s .:520().0(), hence, there would be
left S1S00.00 to be provided for.
Is there any reason why at least !?1()00
of that sum could not be taken from
the $3,000.00 which the city has just
rcciivcd from the six saloon licenses.
It would leave S2.000.00 of that fund
and the whole of the annual appropria
tion for the road fund in the sum of
$2,M)0.00 to be used upon other streets
of the city. The balance for t lie pave
ment of $S00.00 which is but a little
over a one mill levy, could bo raised
by borrowing the same, and at least
one half of the sum would be collected
in before ihe first of next December
when the personal taxes become de
linquent and are supposed to be col
lected. That the City has the authority,
without a penny of expense, to so bor
row money is provided by the statute
Sec. S50:5 Cobby Statute for year l!)(i!)
However it would ifot even lie neces
sary to borrow that small sum as a
portion of the expenses of the pave
ment would not be payable until the
job is completed and it is only fair
to estimate that the pavement will
not be completed until next fall by
which time taxes on percsonal property
will be coming in. The reason for the
special election and the bonds, having
failed, then the question naturally
arises, Why should the people of
this city vote bonds? It is well
known to our people that we have
been seriously handicapped for the
past ten or fifteen years on account
of our large bonded indebtedness
in proportion to our assessed valuation
The annual interest now on outstand
ing bonds, is over $0,000.00. Of the
8 IS 1,000.00 bonds now against ihe
City, two are payable each year up
to 1919 when they all become duo.
The combined effort of the people
should be made to create a fund by
which a certain portion of these
bonds could be paid off when they
become due and thereby enable the
city to obtain, an extension an the
balance, at a lower rate of interest.
There is nothing under construction
or contemplated this year as far as
I know that will increase the assess
ment valuation, hence an increase in
the indebtedness of the city, is
wrong in principle and ulimately
damaging to the city. Otlr overly
high taxes practically bars people who
may have money even in small
amounts to loan, from making their
homes here. This city, being the coun
ty seat, ought to be the place of resi
dence for the people throughout the
county, who are retiring to live on the
income of their few thousands of sav
ings. In my judgment the people of
this city would serve their, interests
and the future of the city best by em
phatically condemning by their votes
this expensive and unnecessary pro
ceeding on next Tuesday to increase
our bonded indebtedness.
Very truly yours.
; I). O. Dwyer.
WOMEN AT A PAJAIl
Aristocratic Chicago Suburw
Over Recent Feminine Func
tion Given There.
"Have you heard about It?"
That'B the prevailing greeting In
Kenwood now and the answer to the
natural request for more Information
la:
"Sh , don't say a word the paja
ma party."
The aforesaid pajaraa party took
place Thursday afternoon at a Prairie
avenue mansion. The nine matrons
present were enjoined to the strictest
secrecy, but the secret traveled so
fast from friend to friend that it
reached the ears of a reporter.
"Such lovely colors the pajamas
were dreams and we all did look Just
perfect," la the way It passed from
ear to ear. "It's such a comfortable
manner In which to enjoy a social
afternoon." said one of the women
present, "and I believe they will be
come popular In Chicago."
The guests at the party brought
their various hued pajamas with them,
but not in suit cases or handbags.
They wore them, concealed only by
automobile cloaks or long coats.
"What If the autohad skidded on
the way and spilled you out Into the
street?" was suggested to one of the
matrons.
"Heavens! I neverthought of that,"
she gasped "I would have died of
embarrassment."
None of "those present" would vol
unteer a detailed description of the
silk slumber costumes or disclose the
topics of discussion at the party.
Chicago Record-Herald.
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Paint Economy
One of the best paint authorities
in the world says that true paint
economy is "the sum total of the
cost of the material and its appli
cation divided by the number of
times you have to repaint in a
given term of years."
The Sherwin-Williams Paint
. MADE TO PAINT BUILDING WITH
gives that sort of economy, al
ways. You will also find that the cost
of material and application
figures out bst with S.W. P.
Going to paint?
Get S.VV.P. color
SOLO BV
TRUMPING A PARTNER'S ACE
Normal Function on the Part of the
Lady In Game of Neighbor,
hood Whist.
I wouldn't waste nn evening on a
game of nice, talkative neighborhood
whist unless some beautiful woman,
clad in cheerfulness as a garment,
trumped her partner's ace and then,
noting his blank gaze, remarked:
"Oh, what have I done? 1 didn't
mean to do that. That was a mis
take." A Kansas City woman engnged In a
game of whist and her partner was
her husband's friend, says a writer
in the Minneapolis Journal. He threw
an ace and she fumped it and he
cursed. And her hi'sband sat right
there and heard It and didn't resent
It! The lady promptly sued for a
divorce and It was granted her.
It Is not lo complain of the hus
band that I write, but to express as
tonishment at the lack of self-control
of the husband's friend when that
really most Jubilant of events took
place, namely, the trumping of the ace
by somebody's wife. Taking condi
tions as they were, ought not the
trumping of his ace to have brought
the husband's friend to light and
cheerful laughter, not sarcastic, but
Just good natured and bubbling like?
The event made no great difference In
the world's history, or would have
made none, had It been properly re
ceived. And It may be laid down as
a rule of the game never to "rear up"
and holler "Fire!" when the lady wh
trumps aces performs her normal
functions In neighborhood whist.
F. G. FRICKE & CO.
DRUGGiSTS
EXPERT PILL MIXERS
at the
REX ALL STORE
fit S
THE TAILOR'S SONG
Fit out at Frank's get a suit up to date,
Right in the fashion of woolens first rate.
A suit that will fit goods sound as a bell,
No outside shops will fit you as well,
Keep track of Mac's good value he sells.
Mac builds good clothes garments all neat,
Chicago's ready made agents cannot compete. v
Examine his line and prices all through,
Look him up for a suit, saves mone'y for you.
Reliable goods, all through his line,
Order a suit for the on coming spring time,
You find value for money here every time.
Bohemian Wedding Rings.
"Here are two wedding rings that I
have Just made over," snld the city
Jeweler. "They are for Hohemlan
women. They lost their own rings,
so they had their husbands' ring cut
down to fit. That Is a custom In their
country. TJoth husband and wife wear
a wedding ring there. If the man
loses tils ring he has to buy a new
one, but if the woman loses hers she
wears her husband's. I do a good
deal of that kind of work. Other
women who lose wedding rings Just
buy another one and say nothing
about it, but these women are too
conscientious for thnt. Usually I have
to make the man's ring smaller, but
once In a while it has to be spliced
to make It fit. The women are al
ways considerably chagrined over the
splicing and offer all kinds of ex
planations to account for their big
fingers."
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